My Thoughts On VINEGAR Syndrome In 2024! | 6 Titles Reviewed And RANKED!

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@ElliotCoen 9 ай бұрын

I think we literally just uploaded Vinegar Syndrome videos at the same time Ken 😂

@midlevelmedia 9 ай бұрын

Great minds! 😂

@mikettc7803 9 ай бұрын

Clearly you both have Vinegar Syndrome. I'd get that checked out.

@jbainbridge22 8 ай бұрын

I'd like to see them take on some more old Sci-Fi titles.

@jpenir 9 ай бұрын

I never knew how serious people were about slipcovers until I joined the VS Facebook group. Its an entire sub-collector group.

@djdepression 9 ай бұрын

Vinegar Syndrome has always done a great service to film presentation. The key to enjoying some their schlockier titles is digging into those special features. The Lost Picture set is a great example. No, on the whole the movies aren't "great". But they are important for film history. They say a lot about a moment in time. In a lot of ways, you get a more true snapshot of culture at a given time through some of these outsider pictures, more so than you would through some more mainstream films. If it's not for you, then so be it. There are plenty of labels that release all the mainstream hits ad nauseum.

@xxxWolFangxxx 9 ай бұрын

💯💯💯💯💯

@jpenir 9 ай бұрын

I paid for a VS subscription for the first time this year. So far I think its a good investment. I havent liked 2 of the subscription movies I got so I just sold them on eBay.

@dereksilski 9 ай бұрын

As someone who use to buy from VS just for the more sleazy or low budget horror/sci-fi titles, I like that they’re more diverse in their catalog now. I just hope they keep a good balance

@jespernicolaj 9 ай бұрын

I am new to Vinegar, found them last fall and started buying a lot of films I no nothing about, especially partner labels. In six months, I have expanded my movie horizon, I have found absolut gems and I have become a bit of a packaging snob. I don't like the low-budget horror, but I'm glad that it is there for those who wants it, don't want to change that. I recently saw Hot Snake/Guns and Guts double feature westerns - wow. I love Criterion but VS is now my second go-to label, it has been an amazing ride so far - Deaf Crocodile, Altered innocence and all the other amazing labels. And of course VS themselves. The Beastmaster release from them is my favourite release so far - the movie, the extras, the packaging. Just wow.

@cobwebschannel 9 ай бұрын

This is exactly the kind of video I love to watch. Well done!

@TMERUNNR 9 ай бұрын

Thank you Ken, Great view points!!!👍🙌🙌

@shawnmartin7500 9 ай бұрын

Their "Southern Comfort" and "Arnold" releases are A++

@post2033 9 ай бұрын

I got Red Rock West and Little Darlings and those were my very first purchases from Vinegar Syndrome. Very interested in the Cinematographe line they are doing. Don't plan to get every single one but will definitely get the ones of interest.

@ungraduatedmedia 9 ай бұрын

Great synopsis on these my friend - as a big VS fan I’m happy for their direction. I’m all for them staying true to who they are, but to me taken more seriously they needed to do this. And I’m all for it. I think we’re in for a great run with them.

@christophermoore5007 9 ай бұрын

Saul bass also did animation for opening credits to films like psycho and it's a mad mad mad mad world.

@garyrichardson475 9 ай бұрын

He also created the logo for Kleenex!

@christophermoore5007 9 ай бұрын

@@garyrichardson475 I never knew that.

@DeliveryServiceFan06 9 ай бұрын

He also made the original theatrical poster for The Shining (1980) the yellow one and there's also a red variant of this one go look it up.

@garyrichardson475 8 ай бұрын

@@christophermoore5007 He did many recognizable logos: AT&T, Bell Telephone, Girl Scouts, Geffen Records, Hanna Barbera. My favorite is his Warner Bros. logo from the early 70's (known as the "worm" logo). I chose Kleenex because it sounds absurd.

@MrBlue3rd 9 ай бұрын

I'm very behind on buying their movies but I will be buying Navy Seals and China O'Brian. I love getting discover movies from them I wouldn't see otherwise. Since Vinegar Syndrome has begun releasing Paramount movies I would love for VS to release From Dusk Til Dawn on 4k.

@DeliveryServiceFan06 9 ай бұрын

Oh maybe Top Secret with Val kilmer Vinegar Syndrome should release that.

@Reggaebeatman 9 ай бұрын

A quality forgotten gem "Ghost" Patrick Swayze. Some underrated cult cheezy 80s gems "Amazons, Barbarian Queen, Barbarian Brothers, Lady Hawk". Fantasy adventure titles like amazing job they did with "Beast Master" release last year.

@whatareyoulookingat24 9 ай бұрын

Hands down, VS has the most beautiful editions.

@kristmanneinarsson5768 9 ай бұрын

Has anyone an idea if Sin City will be getting 4K release soon. Those are great movies.

@garyrichardson475 9 ай бұрын

As I recall, they were shot digitally. If they were shot at a resolution less than 4K, that might explain why there’s no 4K.

@HoopCrowKrueger 9 ай бұрын

There’s plenty of companies that focus on traditional “good” movies, but VS is preserving films that would otherwise, mostly likely be lost in obscurity, and I love them for that.

@iCocaColaZombieGod 9 ай бұрын

I was a sub last year in 2023 and loved it but very happy I didn’t re run this year because I’m just not interested in that many releases so far in 2024. So far picked up darlings, dr Hitchcock, southern comfort and pre ordered Dangerous game

@keim73 9 ай бұрын

Little Darlings Box set rules!!!! i hope Dead Calm gets a special release like these

@bumpersmovies 9 ай бұрын

As long as they don't give up on saving long and forgotten titles then it doesn't matter if they release some more commercial movies. Be silly not to attract more customers with some bigger titles. Like some of the VSUs such as Sidekicks and the Cinematographe line aren't for me but China O'Brien is so it's always a mixed bag

@johnbrashear7547 9 ай бұрын

Alright Ken, you can quit twisting my arm. I've ordered the Cinematography titles from VS. You happy now? If any VS reps are listening give this man his commission.

@shinycheeto5779 9 ай бұрын

It’s funny that anybody would consider Vinegar Syndrome going mainstream or abandoning their roots. Red Rock West and Southern Comfort aren’t well known. These are still niche titles folks!

@themayor1716 9 ай бұрын

I'm planning on getting Southern comfort and Little darlings. But I'm going to wait for a sale. Or if their close to selling out. I actually saw both of them at the theater. Back in the 80s. But yeah I've had my feel of their usual sloth. I'm all about them doing good films. And like you said. That doesn't mean big studio mainstream stuff.

@lutalomoore 9 ай бұрын

I own two Vinegar Syndrome titles. Ticks and Cloak & Dagger. I think the packaging is top notch and their transfers are good. However the movies they offer for the most part are less than stellar. Personally I think they're overrated. As far as boutique labels go for me they're near the bottom. Boutique Labels top five 1.Arrow 2.Second Sight 3.Kino Lorber 4.Scream Factory/Shout Factory 5. Criterion.

@HECTORMONTALVO-le9cn 9 ай бұрын

Where do you place Severin, Synapse and Blue Underground?

@lutalomoore 9 ай бұрын

@@HECTORMONTALVO-le9cn I don't own any Severin titles. Blue Underground and Synapse both have great transfers and decent movie titles but neither of them releases frequently enough compared to the top five. So for that alone I would put them somewhere in the top ten near the bottom.

@HECTORMONTALVO-le9cn 9 ай бұрын

@@lutalomoore fair enough.👌

@Reggaebeatman 9 ай бұрын

The #1 Best VS title i purchased was Show Girls 🎉.... amazing art cover and quality boxset. I played it one night to friends and they were very impressed 😂. in 2024 I got Southern Comfort and again great job on film quality.

@jpenir 9 ай бұрын

I really liked The Scavengers. A rogue Confederate detachment causing trouble out west

@Chocoboboy7 9 ай бұрын

I'm with you on waiting on the sleep away camp 4k releases. Those will be a day one buy for me.

@nordy259 9 ай бұрын

Slightly off topic here but it seems like Half Price Books has adjusted some of their prices, at least my local one has. I just picked up the Expendables 1-3 on 4k brand new for $14.99 and Despicable Me 3 4k for $5.99. They seem to have realized the secondary market on 4ks has come down a bit. They still charge quite a bit for steelbooks that are out of print though but that's understandable

@soylentgreendip 9 ай бұрын

You are correct about Vinegar doing a lot of bad bad films. So better quality is great. Maybe they can pick up the slack and put out films that can't get even a blu ray release like, What About Bob and Searching For Bobby Fischer.

@Graphicxtras1 9 ай бұрын

I would Buy Phase 4 4K in instant but for that the extras are blu ray region A, hopefully one of the UK companies will release it in 4K. Five Card Stud is brilliant, look forward to its release (Roddy McDowell, etc). Little darlings, interesting but again, a region A blu-ray ...

@stuartobrien78 7 ай бұрын

I purchased the 1946 blu rays Flesh and Fantasy and the Cat creeps.

@tomklenskjr.2491 9 ай бұрын

I’m really hoping that Cinematographe can at some point down the line, get ahold of the following film director Ron Maxwell made with Kristy McNicol “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” … the film has long been out of print, and was made basically back to back following Little Darlings. And now that this VS sub-label has displayed a working relationship with this particular director, it would seem to fit their line well going forward.

@brotherhoodoflightshowcurr3318 8 ай бұрын

Do you know what vinegar syndrome means in regards to film? I know.

@LaughMuBai 9 ай бұрын

Would trade them all for Southern Comfort, now we just need an exceptional Deliverance 4K...

@stuartobrien78 7 ай бұрын

I am a big Hammer and Amicus film. So 4k Dr Terrors House of horrors is great. Looking for Danger Route 1967 spy film Amicus which has never been released on any format.

@stuartobrien78 7 ай бұрын

Looking for Joysticks from MVD rewind1983. Its like. Iittle Darlings.

@michelle_pgh 9 ай бұрын

I still don't own a single Vinegar title. They just charge too much for the quality of titles they release. The only thing they've released I really wanted was eXistenZ, but by the time I was in a position to order it it was always sold out. I have a hard time paying $35 for a release that doesn't even have a slipcover, which is all you can get now. Phase IV is kind of tempting but again, $45 for a single film is a hard sell for me. I put up with enough of that in the laserdisc days. 😂

@Graphicxtras1 9 ай бұрын

I agree, great films but way too expensive

@michelle_pgh 4 ай бұрын

@@fritzthecat8158 Oh, I understand why they and most of the boutique labels charge what they do. These titles aren't exactly going to be selling Marvel movie numbers. They have to cover the cost of acquiring the tiles and selling the small numbers they will. I'm just saying, there's a limit to what I'd pay for most of the B-movies they release. Honestly looking at the VS site right now I see only one title I'd even considering paying $10 for. And even then I'd hate myself if I did. 😂

@luxskywalker8094 8 ай бұрын

SecondSight had standard edition in UK but I grab this one. Looks awesome 👍

@Wei_Tu_Lo 8 ай бұрын

Im seriously considering buying the 2025 VS Subscription in January first week. Im a huge horror and exploitation fan so I shouldn't be disappointed.

@DeliveryServiceFan06 8 ай бұрын

Vinegar Syndrome need to release films like Student Bodies Monkey Shine Top Secret and we need a Cinematography release of Loaded Weapon 1 on 4k and Ken names a list of film that Vinegar Syndrome should release on 4k Blu-ray.

@midlevelmedia 8 ай бұрын

I would retire from collecting if they did a Top Secret VSU. They only release I would ever need to buy.

@DeliveryServiceFan06 8 ай бұрын

@@midlevelmedia Top Secret did have a Blu-ray from Paramount 3 years ago since the days of DVD which it was only on DVD back in the day I'm hoping they release this and the Michael Mann film The Keep on 4k and Blu-ray because The Keep is only released on VHS and Laserdisc but never have a DVD or a Blu-ray VS release Little Darlings on 4k and Blu-ray because that film never leave VHS since the 80s but it's now on 4k and Blu-ray thanks to Vinegar Syndrome for the release of Little Darling on 4k and Blu-ray great release Vinegar Syndrome should release films like Little Darlings on 4k and Blu-ray because i have some films in my mind that they want to release on 4k and Blu-ray in the future i think you will retire from collecting if they releases them sometimes in the future you want to see a Cinematography release of Loaded Weapon 1 on 4k and Blu-ray from them we need a release of Monkey Shine on 4k and Blu-ray because the Scream factory Blu-ray is Out of print i need them to release it they are known for release this kind of film on 4k and Blu-ray you want to see Monkey Shine on 4k from them.

@stuartobrien78 7 ай бұрын

I purchased Southern Comfort and Daryll plus Dr Terrors House of horrors

@MadMartysMovieReviews-gv6hk 9 ай бұрын

Really want Southern Comfort...you missed out Last Man Standing by Walter Hill 😊

@parbhatkapoor4767 2 ай бұрын

Will Vinegar syndrome reduce the prices of deluxe box movies during black friday sale?

@midlevelmedia 2 ай бұрын

Yeah they do, but the won’t do it on newer titles.

@parbhatkapoor4767 2 ай бұрын

@@midlevelmedia is Southern comfort 4K considered new titles? Or title which were released previous year only considered old ?

@search_eternal 9 ай бұрын

Little Darlings was a great film and a great release. So Sleepaway Camp is coming out on 4k?

@midlevelmedia 9 ай бұрын

I’m hoping, but no word yet

@DeliveryServiceFan06 9 ай бұрын

@@midlevelmediaVinegar Syndrome should release Sleepaway Camp and it's sequels on 4k in a 6 discs box set scream factory did release the films on Blu-Ray around 10 years ago i think Vinegar Syndrome should re-release it on 4k and Blu-ray for the fans with new commission artwork and a new 4k restoration from the original camera negative and some new features in that 4k Blu-ray Sleepaway Camp is one of the film that Vinegar Syndrome need to release on 4k it have a cult following among horror fans i think Vinegar Syndrome should release it on 4k along with the sequels Vinegar Syndrome is know to release film on 4k and Blu-ray like RAD The Beastmasters Daryl and every films that they release on 4k and Blu-ray Sleepaway Camp and it's sequels will be a good edition for Vinegar Syndrome to release it on 4k.

@thepoloranger420 Ай бұрын

Is vinegar Syndrome like criterion? Just different Films? Or do they specialize in horror?

@midlevelmedia Ай бұрын

They specialize in the more underground cult horror films from the 70s, 80s, and 90s, but will sometimes dive into other genres and eras as well. As far as the editions and the amount of work they put into their special features, they are comparable to criterion

@thepoloranger420 Ай бұрын

@@midlevelmedia Awsome. Thank you. Subscribed.

@HECTORMONTALVO-le9cn 9 ай бұрын

Still criticizing Vinegar Syndrome huh? Say what you will about them but they release what horror fans want rare cult and hard to find. One of the last ones, Forgotten Giallo Vol.6, is a very good boxed set and I have those 3 giallos on VHS from Venezuela and they're good. Also Santet 1 and 2 from Indonesia, part of the Black Magic series, are crazy supernatural movies. Anyway neat acquisitions good showing and cool video Ken!👉🙂👈

@garyrichardson475 9 ай бұрын

Was Ken criticizing Vinegar Syndrome? Seems to me he’s a fan.

@HECTORMONTALVO-le9cn 9 ай бұрын

@@garyrichardson475 🤣

@Bowler126 8 ай бұрын

Ken DO you own any LASERDISC ?

@Beetleejuicee 9 ай бұрын

🥳

@MrEdWeirdoShow 8 ай бұрын

"Hit that SUB-SCRAB and LACK button!" Rat own! Meanwhile, Saul Bass - not the poster guy - he was the film titles guy.

@jad7306 9 ай бұрын

I'd love hunters blood from VS

@JDawg3133 9 ай бұрын

Ken the original way you said cinematography is how it's pronounced, check Google pronunciation!

@24framedavinci39 9 ай бұрын

Ken.... suh · nuh · muh · taa · gruh · fee

@garyrichardson475 9 ай бұрын

Incorrect, it’s “Sin-aye-MAH-toe-graph". The “e” at the end is silent. Ken had it right.

@24framedavinci39 9 ай бұрын

@@garyrichardson475 Was literally a copy/paste from Google: cinematography pronunciation.

@brianhubler3138 9 ай бұрын

Not including Navy Seals that is currently up for preorder I've watched all but 3 of the VSU's. I must say Six String Samurai is by far the WORST of the line. DEFINITELY not a rewatchable one for me. Still Need to pop in D.A.R.Y.L., Showgirls, and Southern Comfort. The latter is the only one I've never seen of the 3.

@brennp79 9 ай бұрын

Vinegar Syndrome has always put out quality films. Even the B trash as you like to call it is integrated into their mission statement. They only restore film, no digital. One of the first films i ever bought from them, Corruption Of Chris Miller, I'd put against some of the mainstrram garbage like Sidekicks, Chris Miller is legit a good film, it is a fantastic film, something like Sidekicks is not id argue. Sudden Fury is a fantastic hidden gem of a thriller, Six String Samurai is not. Not that I'd talk shit about those films typically, people like what they like, and its fine. I love your channel, i watch most every video, but i gotta be honest, i cringe a little every time you talk about Vinegar Syndrome. Otherwise, keep up the good work. 🤘

@tomboling2309 9 ай бұрын

Viniger syndrome is Bottom of the barrel compared to other small labels. But I will say this about viniger syndrome when they do good releases. Viniger syndrome does amazing job on there transfers and extras. But viniger syndrome good releases are too far in between all the garbage releases witch they release more of.